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Motoi

Each time I visit MotoiI love it just that little bit more. Chef Motoi Maeda and his wife run this special occasion restaurant with spectacular food and service in a stylishly refurbed, traditional Japanese home in Kyoto city. There is a private room in the adjacent kura (storage house) if that floats your boat but utilising it, at a price, would mean being disconnected from the atmosphere of the gorgeous main dining room.

The food features some really interesting produce from around Japan (and sometimes elsewhere) cooked with great skill and creativity. Dishes are influenced from all parts of the globe but there’s a strong French and Japanese thread. The wine list is fairly comprehensive and international. Here’s a peek at what you might expect (this meal was enjoyed during winter).

Jane Lawson is the author of Zenbu Zen, finding food, culture and balance in Kyoto; Yoshoku; A little taste of Japan; and the recently released Tokyo Style Guide. Her articles on Japanese cuisine, culture and travel are widely published.

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